Growing Taller ...Is it possible?

[SageOFAllenAge]

Ive just turned 21 & i wanted to know if it was possible to grow taller anymore

Im on a protein based diet of soy milk & eggs & usually sleep on my back.

A year & a half back i was on the diet & stretched as well & i managed to increase my height from 5.8 to 5.10

After 21 is it possible ?, ive purchased a pullup rod ... how many pullups should i do daily?

 

[MadeInTheUK]

you probably aint gunna grow any taller dude. 5'10 is a good height tho! most likely the very best.....maybe im biased

 

[Cheiradawg]

most likely no.

For about 20 grand a year you can get on HGH tho.

 

[jakethasnake]

But Human Growth Hormones obviously have weird side-effects, right? It's probably like taking anabolic steriods of something.

 

[SageOFAllenAge]

Im contented with my current height, i just wanted to grow as tall as I could & then leave it at that.

I read on the internet that hollywood actors like dennis rodman & kevin costner got taller through some surgical operation, that involved implanting steel plates in the leg

 

[Duke Togo]

you can do thiings to maximise your potential height while growing, but not once you stopped. 5'10 is perfect, you can worry when your 5'6 or under.

 

[Vincent]

Ya, i'm perfectally happy being 5'8, theres nothing wrong with it.

Why you want to grow so bad anyways?

 

[DJBen]

I'm 5'8. I dont wanna be taller, just slightly wider shoulders.

5'10 aint bad. You're taller than a fair amount of people I know

 

[SageOFAllenAge]

I thought the average male height in countries like the US & europe was 6'. , Since the diet is better there ...

 

[Shiftkey]

I'm pretty sure average is 5'9". Diet sucks here. Have you seen all the fat people?

Me? I'm happy being 6'1"

Supposidely you can grow until you're 25, but that's uncommon and largely dependant on genetics.

 

[MRomeo99]

The freakiest thing I ever saw was my cousin. He was always about average, with a nice olive color. I think he was just under 6' up until he was 22-23. And then I have no idea what happened. He shot up to 6'8", and got really dark. We're Dominican, so we're pretty mixed up, Spanish, African, etc.

It was really freaky, and I swear to God it's true. So, he's now 6'8" and weighs about 160lbs. So, you can imagine what he looks like. I got the tall gene too. I'm 6'4". But, I stopped growing about 17. Now, I grow but it's only around the wasteline. I just have weakness for Newcastle ale.

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[DJBen]

A used to live near a guy who had to have treatment for lukemia[sp?]... it might stunt his growth

well it did, until he got to 22, then he shot up to 6'7. Insania.

 

[jakethasnake]

Originally posted by SageOFAllenAge
I thought the average male height in countries like the US & europe was 6'. , Since the diet is better there ...

Believe it or not (though you should, these are statistics reported in scientific journals), the average height for an American male regardless of race, is 5 feet 9 inches and 3/8ths. I believe the average height of males in Beijing China is 173.5 centimeters, which is 5 feet 8 inches and one quarter. The average height in Germany is 174 centimeters, which is 5 feet 8 and one-half inches. The only place in Europe where the average height is unusually high is in Holland, where the average height is an even 6 feet, or 183 centimeters. That's the AVERAGE - 50% are taller than that and 50% are shorter than that - so they are indeed very, very tall.


As for every body else around the world, the figures average out at about 5'9" with a deviation of approximately once inch. The notion that every man of African origin towers over other or that Asian men are dwarfed by others is pure hogwash - the differences are minor.

 

[tatlongxxx]

cmon guyz

how 'bout me i'm getting insecure with my height i want to grow taller. I stand 5 feet 5 inches, i wish i can reach at least 5'8

Any tips pls.........

 

[deeloo]

i know people who have grown in uni, and people that dont stop growing till they're 25.. so i think you still have a bit of hope to get at most an inch taller.. just sleep enough, and eat enough, exercise.. thats all

to the poster above me, since you're 26 i really doubt you'll grow.. if you're really that desperate you can get the cosmetic surgery where they break your legs and add iron extensions in your bones. This can add up to 6 inches or more to your height. personally i dont like it cuz its unnatural.. but if you really want it you can try.

 

[TyTe`EyEs]

Originally posted by deeloo
to the poster above me, since you're 26 i really doubt you'll grow.. if you're really that desperate you can get the cosmetic surgery where they break your legs and add iron extensions in your bones. This can add up to 6 inches or more to your height. personally i dont like it cuz its unnatural.. but if you really want it you can try.

You would also be on your ass for around a year.

 

[Dead End Kid]

It is possible to look taller though like standing up straight and even doing palatis, I know palatis sounds gay but the stretching actually helps you look taller and in some cases add 1/2 inch to your height and this because the exercise give you great posture which makes you look taller

 

[ThePeterman]

Also exercises to strengthen the muscles around your spine or neck more precisely apparently can add 2 inches but it's very hard

 

[DJBen]

Thats completely wrong.

Thats you're height. Stand tall. Nuff said.

 

[*new*]

another height thread..
anyhow, unlesss you are one in a million folks like described above you will not grow an inch after you hit 20-22 even sometimes 16-17... If you wanna make sure, you can go to a doctor, get xrays of your legs and check your growth plates. They will most likely be fused, if not,and if you are rich, you can get hgh..

(although 5'10 is a very good height i think, it will definitely not hinder your successs with the ladies.. ge fit and you got the game)

plus those statistics posted are kind of bullshyt, europeans are much taller(i mean white europeans, not italians, spaniards or greeks) even taller than most americans(again i mean white, most blacks i saw in america were taller while hispanics and asians shorter)In germany, holland and russia most times my head is looking up while talking to someone and I am 1.76(5'9") Plus chinese average 1.73, not likely. While I was doing college in the states most asians I saw was less than 1.70(5.7") .. If they do college in the states, I suppose they are the better off ones.165-167 I can believe not 3 inches taller